Our own Letterhead/Walldog super-designer just took top honors in the International CorelDraw Design Competition. We're damn proud of him, but I bet his mama's about to bust.....
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
And poppa handing out cigars?
Posted by Ken Henry (Member # 598) on :
Congratulations, MR. Diaz. I was simply astounded by the quality of your submission, and obviously those Corel Judges thought likewise.
Posted by David Wright (Member # 111) on :
This one feels good maybe because we know Joe, he is also a sign person and finally he deserves it. Congratulations.
Posted by Dale Manor (Member # 4858) on :
Nicely Done Joe...your piece and hard work is being rewarded as it should be....congrats
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
Here! Here!
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
How cool is that? Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
Joe, hope you don't mind if I post a pic of the winner. I'd also like to add that Joe was the only artist from the USA to win any of the categories....
Let's all meet over at Stella's for the victory party.....
Posted by bill riedel (Member # 607) on :
I can't wait to see the next mural he designs, and how great it would be to work on it. Bill
Posted by Jim Moser (Member # 6526) on :
Congratulations Joe ! Awesome artwork !
Posted by Tom & Kathy Durham (Member # 776) on :
What a great honor for a great and talented guy. Way to go Joe. Oh yeah, cooool design.
Posted by Janette Balogh (Member # 192) on :
I had no doubts!
Posted by FranCisco Vargas (Member # 145) on :
yeah I saw this on Facebook, that is quite an honor! Congratulations Joe, by the way...soooo when can we meet Stella?
Posted by Ron Costa (Member # 3366) on :
Congratulations, Joe. Well deserved honor.
Posted by Sam Staffan (Member # 4552) on :
Congratulations Joe!
Be Careful on letting Cisco Meet Stella,.....We saw what happened to the gals in Plymouth.
[ September 20, 2011, 05:00 PM: Message edited by: Sam Staffan ]
Posted by Dan Beach (Member # 9850) on :
No surprise here.
Excellent work.
Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
Congratulations!
Posted by Duncan Wilkie (Member # 132) on :
I'm so pleased you are the winner Joe. Congratulations.
Posted by Craig Sjoquist (Member # 4684) on :
Bravo Joe that was outstanding creation indeed.
Wow what is next ?
Posted by Amy Brown (Member # 1963) on :
Congrats!
Posted by Brent Logan (Member # 6587) on :
No surprise here either Joe. I see a lot of CDR drawings and could tell right away you were in the top 1% of the CorelDraw users. Outstanding design and well executed!
Posted by Bill Diaz (Member # 2549) on :
I have had the honor and privelage to see that design coming together and I've got to tell you it is extraordinary. What's extra cool about it is when you zoom in to see all the detail. Mercy!
It is very well thought out and seeing it develope from scratch was very magical. We are proud of Joe and with his talented and hard working brother Ben with him, those 2 have already taken our business to a higher level and it'll be exciting to see it grow under their reign.
Posted by Barb. Shortreed (Member # 1730) on :
Congratulations Joe Posted by Pat Welter (Member # 785) on :
Congrats Joe, Well Done.
Posted by Dan Sawatzky (Member # 88) on :
Congratulations on a deserved win Joe!!
-grampa dan
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Way Cool Joe...Well deserved!! Congratulations
Posted by Bob Sauls (Member # 11321) on :
Well done! congratulations.
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
Wow! What a phenomenal honor! Great job Joe - congratulations on your win! Masterful piece of digital artwork. Kudos!
Posted by Rusty Bradley (Member # 6938) on :
When I saw this a few weeks back in portfolio I was blown away...you just knew this was a winner...CONGRATULATIONS JOE.
Posted by Catharine C. Kennedy (Member # 4459) on :
Excellent, Joe!
Posted by Elaine Beauchemin (Member # 136) on :
Bravo! well deserve!
Posted by Mike Simpson (Member # 20303) on :
Well done. Congratulations Joe. Let's all meet at Stellas for a toast to Joe.
Posted by Don Hulsey (Member # 128) on :
CONGRATULATIONS JOE!!!!You've earned it.
Posted by Brian Dish (Member # 10782) on :
You've done an excellent Job, and Congratulations on winning the Corel contest!
Posted by Joseph Diaz (Member # 5913) on :
I don't really know what to say. Thanks Guys. It was a lot of fun working on that design. And we were so happy when they contacted us that my design had won.
Steampunk Stella's may be a fictional establishment, but moving forward I'd like to turn this into a dimensional piece. I have been talking to a fellow walldog/letterhead about helping me with that. I actually used 3D software to design most of Stella herself, so I am interested to see if that can be sent over to a router. We will see.
Posted by Checkers (Member # 63) on :
Incredible work Joe. All I can say is WOW and congratulations!
Havin' fun,
Checkers
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
WOW!!! Congratulations. This is just a public recognition of something that the rest of us already knew. And he (and his brother) are just kids! Wonder what the future holds?
Posted by Jean Shimp (Member # 198) on :
Great work Joe! It's encouraging to see such talent coming up in the sign business. With so many sign franchises these days being operated by people with no art training, much of the true sign artists work seems to be getting scarce. I'm not knocking franchises, I am applauding those who rank sign design up there with profits.
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
You really out-did yourself, Joe. I'm not surprised one bit that you won.
I've got a question, though. Does Stella have a sister?
Posted by Marilin Armeneau (Member # 12803) on :
I love Steampunk stuff and you've totally captured the essence of Steampunk with your award winning entry.
Posted by Jane Diaz (Member # 595) on :
How cool Jane! You must surely be very proud!!
Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :
Absolutely awesome! The artwork needs to be viewed up close to capture the intense detail. It's hard to believe the whole piece was digital.
Posted by Sal Cabrera (Member # 1236) on :
Congratulations Joe, and all about has been said .
Posted by Sunset Regall (Member # 11140) on :
It was fun watching this from start to finish w/ the pics you posted along the way. Awesome Bitchin' !!
Posted by Bob Kaschak (Member # 3146) on :
Fantastic!
I so admire your work.
Well done.
Peace, Bob
Posted by Deri Russell (Member # 119) on :
As I said on gacebook- excellent job!
Posted by Bob Peach (Member # 2620) on :
Congratulations! Awesome job!
Posted by Dave Sherby (Member # 698) on :
Man, I go away for a few days and look what happened.
Congratulations Joe. You deserve it for that masterful piece.
Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :
I did the same as Dave Sherby and saw the same when I come back. I guess I'll just steal his message:
quote:Congratulations Joe. You deserve it for that masterful piece.
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I'm so pleased you are the winner Joe. Congratulations.